What is x when 27 divided by x equals 77?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 27 and the quotient 77?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 27 ÷ 77 = 0.35064935064935

To prove this, let's compute 27 divided by 0.35064935064935: 27 0.35064935064935 = 77

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 27 divided by x gives a result of 77, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

27 x = 77

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 27 x x = 77 x
  2. 27 x x is equivalent to x x × 27 , which simplifies to 1 × 27 (or just 27 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 27 = 77 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 77: 27 77 = 77 x 77
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.35064935064935 = x (or x = 0.35064935064935 )

So, if the dividend is 27 and the quotient is 77, the divisor is 0.35064935064935.